= The Penguins are on their way to Newark, N.J. They play a Saturday matinee (1 p.m.) against the New Jersey Devils.
A massive winter storm is expected to dump over a foot of snow in the greater New York area, so the Penguins left for Newark on Friday morning instead of practicing in Pittsburgh and flying Friday afternoon.
The real concern might be whether both the Penguins and Devils can get back to Pittsburgh for a Sunday night game at Consol Energy Center. Neither club owns its charter plane. The aircrafts are used by other clients when not designated for NHL team. So, there is a chance, pending the storm impact, that that charter planes for both clubs could not be available for the return to Pittsburgh on Saturday afternoon.
This, of course, is a remote possibility, but it is a possibility. As of Friday morning there are no plans for alterations to either of the Penguins’ weekend games against the Devils.

On good authority, this was not just a crowd of folks buying Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin jerseys. Word is James Neal received some big-time love. Expecting an uptick on the No. 18s at Consol Energy Center on Sunday night.